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gwydion* "What we've learnt about Africa, freedom and security:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48050846
* "Bouteflika brother 'arrested' in Algeria:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48163031
* "Algeria’s Turmoil Adds New Obstacle to Saving the Historic Casbah:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/05/world/africa/algeria-casbah-preservation-plan.html
* "Sudan military want to keep Sharia law:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48196336
* "WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-measles-europe/who-issues-warning-as-measles-infects-34000-in-europe-this-year-idUSKCN1SD0SA
* "Cyclone Fani: Anger boils over in hungry Puri:" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cyclone-fani-anger-boils-over-in-hungry-puri/article27061093.ece
* We did this terrible thing because as a society we oppose giving medical and psychological treatment to rape survivors no matter how badly injured they were in an attack. "How the US dealt a cruel blow to rape victims:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/opinions/how-the-us-dealt-a-shameful-blow-to-rape-victims-filipovic/index.html
* "China 'will not participate' in Trump's proposed three-way nuclear talks:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/asia/us-china-russia-nuclear-deal-intl/index.html
* "Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-grants-pardon-man-killed-iraqi-prisoner-62864825
* "Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html
* "Chris Hayes: 'Trump colludes with Putin out in the open':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-colludes-with-putin-out-in-the-open-59072069987
* "FBI director tells Congress he has no evidence of ‘spying’ on Trump campaign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-director-tells-congress-he-has-no-evidence-of-spying-on-trump-campaign/2019/05/07/075e6f3a-70cc-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cc6ebaf6c214
* "White House invokes executive privilege to bar former counsel from turning over documents to Congress:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/white-house-invokes-executive-privilege-to-bar-former-counsel-from-turning-over-documents-to-congress/2019/05/07/bf106bc6-70de-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.64dcb8ab3cf1
* "Swalwell to McGahn: Put country above Trump lawlessness:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/swalwell-to-mcgahn-put-country-above-trump-lawlessness-59153989788
* "McConnell calls for end to investigations of Trump, says ‘case closed’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-calls-for-end-to-investigations-of-trump-says-case-closed/2019/05/07/17d2bb28-70cc-11e9-b5ca-3d72a9fa8ff1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.70b198b912fc
* "Sen. Chuck Schumer calls McConnell speech 'despicable':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-chuck-schumer-calls-mcconnell-speech-despicable-59148357833
* "N.Y. Lawmakers Move Closer to Allowing Release of Trump’s State Tax Returns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/nyregion/trump-ny-tax-returns.html
* "House Intel Committee 'going to go there' on Trump finances:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-intel-committee-going-to-go-there-on-trump-finances-59153477705
* "Inaugural Official Disputes White House Account of Her Departure:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/us/politics/trump-inauguration-stephanie-winston-wolkoff.html
* "Uber protest update: Drivers in New York City, Los Angeles, Boston and other major cities strike for better wages:" https://www.newsweek.com/uber-protest-update-drivers-new-york-city-los-angeles-boston-and-other-cities-1418804
* "The historic strikes and protests by teachers across the country aren’t over:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/04/10/historic-strikes-protests-by-teachers-around-country-arent-over/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d7a1995651a1
* "School Shooting in Colorado Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/colorado-school-shooting.html
* "The Children of the Children of Columbine:" https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/20-years-after-columbine-survivors-are-parents-now/587224/
* "Abortions after six weeks will now be illegal in Georgia:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-abortion-law-governor-brian-kemp-signs-heartbeat-abortion-bill-into-law-today-2019-05-07/
* "UN environmental report: Humans are leading planet into sixth mass extinction:" https://www.salon.com/2019/05/06/un-environmental-report-humans-are-leading-planet-into-sixth-mass-extinction/
* "Lightsaber Fencing Is Now a Real Thing in France:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3de5/lightsaber-fencing-is-now-a-real-thing-in-france
* "Trump Still Faces 16 Known Criminal Probes:"
* "Russian Trolls Are Fueling The Anti Vaxxer Movement:"
* "It's All Smiles With Trump And Putin:"
* "Biden's References Aren't Up to Date:"
* "Mass Extinction Alert, Wendy's Spicy Nuggets Revival & Caster Semenya's Naturally High Testosterone:"
* "Trump Officials Flirt with Contempt of Congress & Betsy DeVos Slams Striking Teachers:"
* "America's Next Top Battle - Iran, China or Venezuela?:"
* "Trump Is Making School Lunches Greasy Again:"
* "Eddie Izzard - "Wunderbar" and Moving from Comedy to Politics - Extended Interview:"
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "Books for low-income kids who don't have enough books Needed:" https://delight.dreamwidth.org/156856.html
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escapr repressive regimes? https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1
* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/
* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/
* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/
* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion
* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html
* "Bouteflika brother 'arrested' in Algeria:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48163031
* "Algeria’s Turmoil Adds New Obstacle to Saving the Historic Casbah:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/05/world/africa/algeria-casbah-preservation-plan.html
* "Sudan military want to keep Sharia law:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-48196336
* "WHO issues warning as measles infects 34,000 in Europe this year:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-measles-europe/who-issues-warning-as-measles-infects-34000-in-europe-this-year-idUSKCN1SD0SA
* "Cyclone Fani: Anger boils over in hungry Puri:" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/cyclone-fani-anger-boils-over-in-hungry-puri/article27061093.ece
* We did this terrible thing because as a society we oppose giving medical and psychological treatment to rape survivors no matter how badly injured they were in an attack. "How the US dealt a cruel blow to rape victims:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/25/opinions/how-the-us-dealt-a-shameful-blow-to-rape-victims-filipovic/index.html
* "China 'will not participate' in Trump's proposed three-way nuclear talks:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/06/asia/us-china-russia-nuclear-deal-intl/index.html
* "Trump pardons former US soldier who killed Iraqi prisoner:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-grants-pardon-man-killed-iraqi-prisoner-62864825
* "Decade in the Red: Trump Tax Figures Show Over $1 Billion in Business Losses:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/07/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes.html
* "Chris Hayes: 'Trump colludes with Putin out in the open':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-colludes-with-putin-out-in-the-open-59072069987
* "FBI director tells Congress he has no evidence of ‘spying’ on Trump campaign:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fbi-director-tells-congress-he-has-no-evidence-of-spying-on-trump-campaign/2019/05/07/075e6f3a-70cc-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.cc6ebaf6c214
* "White House invokes executive privilege to bar former counsel from turning over documents to Congress:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/white-house-invokes-executive-privilege-to-bar-former-counsel-from-turning-over-documents-to-congress/2019/05/07/bf106bc6-70de-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.64dcb8ab3cf1
* "Swalwell to McGahn: Put country above Trump lawlessness:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/swalwell-to-mcgahn-put-country-above-trump-lawlessness-59153989788
* "McConnell calls for end to investigations of Trump, says ‘case closed’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mcconnell-calls-for-end-to-investigations-of-trump-says-case-closed/2019/05/07/17d2bb28-70cc-11e9-b5ca-3d72a9fa8ff1_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.70b198b912fc
* "Sen. Chuck Schumer calls McConnell speech 'despicable':" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-chuck-schumer-calls-mcconnell-speech-despicable-59148357833
* "N.Y. Lawmakers Move Closer to Allowing Release of Trump’s State Tax Returns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/nyregion/trump-ny-tax-returns.html
* "House Intel Committee 'going to go there' on Trump finances:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/house-intel-committee-going-to-go-there-on-trump-finances-59153477705
* "Inaugural Official Disputes White House Account of Her Departure:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/06/us/politics/trump-inauguration-stephanie-winston-wolkoff.html
* "Uber protest update: Drivers in New York City, Los Angeles, Boston and other major cities strike for better wages:" https://www.newsweek.com/uber-protest-update-drivers-new-york-city-los-angeles-boston-and-other-cities-1418804
* "The historic strikes and protests by teachers across the country aren’t over:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/04/10/historic-strikes-protests-by-teachers-around-country-arent-over/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d7a1995651a1
* "School Shooting in Colorado Leaves 1 Student Dead and 8 Injured:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/us/colorado-school-shooting.html
* "The Children of the Children of Columbine:" https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/04/20-years-after-columbine-survivors-are-parents-now/587224/
* "Abortions after six weeks will now be illegal in Georgia:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-abortion-law-governor-brian-kemp-signs-heartbeat-abortion-bill-into-law-today-2019-05-07/
* "UN environmental report: Humans are leading planet into sixth mass extinction:" https://www.salon.com/2019/05/06/un-environmental-report-humans-are-leading-planet-into-sixth-mass-extinction/
* "Lightsaber Fencing Is Now a Real Thing in France:" https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/3k3de5/lightsaber-fencing-is-now-a-real-thing-in-france
* "Trump Still Faces 16 Known Criminal Probes:"
* "Russian Trolls Are Fueling The Anti Vaxxer Movement:"
* "It's All Smiles With Trump And Putin:"
* "Biden's References Aren't Up to Date:"
* "Mass Extinction Alert, Wendy's Spicy Nuggets Revival & Caster Semenya's Naturally High Testosterone:"
* "Trump Officials Flirt with Contempt of Congress & Betsy DeVos Slams Striking Teachers:"
* "America's Next Top Battle - Iran, China or Venezuela?:"
* "Trump Is Making School Lunches Greasy Again:"
* "Eddie Izzard - "Wunderbar" and Moving from Comedy to Politics - Extended Interview:"
*****
* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "Books for low-income kids who don't have enough books Needed:" https://delight.dreamwidth.org/156856.html
* Want to help LGBTQIA+ folk escapr repressive regimes? https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate
* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1
* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/
* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border
* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape
* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/
* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey
* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/
* Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resistbot.io/
* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616
* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion
* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html